Estates teenager in critical condition after being struck by a car

Mack A. Simpreux was standing at Everglades Boulevard and 31st Avenue Northeast when he was struck by a 2007 Toyota Prius driven by Charles Naumoff about 6:25 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Mack A. Simpreux

A Golden Gate Estates teenager is in critical condition at Lee Memorial Hospital after he was hit by a car Monday morning.

Mack A. Simpreux, 16, was standing at Everglades Boulevard and 31st Avenue Northeast when he was struck by a 2007 Toyota Prius driven by Charles Naumoff, 72, about 6:25 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Monday night, he was nonresponsive in a coma, his mother told NBC-2. The family asked the community for prayers in healing Simpreux.

Simpreux is in the intensive care unit at the hospital. Attempts to reach his family at the hospital were unsuccessful Monday evening.

An incoming sophomore at Palmetto Ridge High School, Simpreux played football and soccer, according to his yearbook.

Palmetto Ridge athletic director Erik Timko, who visited the hospital Monday, said school officials wanted to be there to support the family.

“There’s a saying at our school, ‘One school, one family,’ ” he said. “Mack’s a part of our family.”

Simpreux was attending summer school to bring up his grades so he could be a part of football camp, which started Monday, Timko said.

“That’s a mature decision for a young man to make,” he said. “It really shows his character.”

Timko was unaware of any fundraiser set up for the family at this point but said there could be one in upcoming days.

Troopers said Naumoff was in the right turn lane on Everglades Boulevard when he failed to turn right and continued to travel south, passing the intersection where Simpreux was standing. The right front of Naumoff’s vehicle struck Simpreux, sending him airborne, according to a crash report.

Simpreux landed next to a shallow, water-filled ditch, according to the report. Naumoff removed him from the ditch, according to reports.

Naumoff was charged with careless driving. Troopers said the crash was not alcohol-related.